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Cyber Monday’ (Dec 7) and Sunday December 6 were the joint busiest days
for online retailers so far this year, meaning that the peak for Christmas online shopping has moved closer to the 25th. The busiest day
for online retailers in 2008 was Sunday November 30.

Department stores and supermarkets have been the biggest beneficiaries of the
shift towards later online shopping this Christmas, though Amazon had the biggest increase in visits.

According to MetaPack stats, Cyber Monday remains the highest
shopping day in the UK with sales on Monday 14 decreasing by 2% on the 7th.

On December 7, £1.4m was spent online at 13:43 in just one minute, with sales peaking at £33m between 13:00 and 14:00. (IMRG)

After weeks of judging, occasional arguments, far too much coffee and – thankfully – lots of internal support, we are now in a position to reveal the winners of our 2009 Innovation Awards.

The judges felt that the standard of the 400 or so entries was remarkably high, and that the winners represent innovation, which can be defined in pure technology or creative terms, but also in context to an organisation or sector. The judging panel included Econsultancy’s in-house internet fiends and a bunch of third party experts.

Our hearty congratulations to all the winners, and also to the shortlisted runners up, and particularly to the ‘highly commended’ runners up named below. Kudos, glory and acclaim to all who triumphed.

Companies are pouring billions of dollars a year into social media and influencer marketing campaigns, many of which target consumers on Facebook-owned Instagram, in an effort to parlay social engagement into sales.